An economist might say California’s housing supply and demand curves are out of whack. What this means is that the private market is not building for the vast majority of us. Folks are telling me on the campaign trail that they are being forced out of their homes with no viable alternatives in their communities. The threat of eviction should not be a fear in the richest state in the union. However, because of legislative missteps and inaction, that is an all too prevalent reality. As a candidate for state Assembly, I pledge to provide all Californians the right to safe and affordable housing, regardless of their income.

The Healthy California Act, Senate Bill 562, which passed our Senate in June, would have “created a program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system for the benefit of all residents of the state.” Shamefully, our state Assembly refused to even read the bill. They failed the people of California, leaving us with a dysfunctional health care system.